It took a few days to get these all in a row. Overall, very nice tasting. Very good whites and very good reds that are attractive now, with an overall sense of good structure, acidity and freshness. Hard to not drink many of these now.

Pessac Leognan

Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc, 2008: Nose is fragrant, almost tropical fruits and melon, on the palate much the sale with decent density, perhaps a touch tart, good structure and length

Chateau Carbonnieux, 2008: Nose of sweet red fruit a touch candied, lacking some of the structure typical of the vintage, decent if a bit simple and lean. Medium length.

Chateau Pape Clement Blanc, 2008: WOW, explosive nose, tropical, dense, oak, melon, very dramatic. On the palate, there is no disappointment, grippy, juicy, same flavors as the nose, tropical fruit along with the structure of the oak, very long and nicely structured. Good acidic backbone.

Chateau Angelus, 2008: Perhaps I was looking too much forward to this wine but certain no better than above average for the day. A very reserved and reticent nose, hints at something good. On palate, crunchy red fruit, lighter in density and body but good structure. Some austerity midpalate, pretty and hopefully just very very tight.

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot, 2008: Nose of red and dark berries, cedar, some spice and oak. On palate, the tannins are at the forefront, dark fruits, oak, a bit discombobulated at this point but looks to be another lovely BSB.

Chateau Canon, 2008: a lighter nose, floral, crunchy red fruit, fresh, followed on the same on the palate, perhaps a touch too tart but nicely structured.

Chateau Clinet, 2008: Lush and viscous looking on pour, opaque, deep and dark garnet in color with nose of dark berries, smoky, cedar, rich and spicy. On entry, very smooth, very round, but still fresh with good red and dark berries coco, pencil lead, good acidity and long finish.

Chateau Lascombes, 2008: Lifted, spicy nose, lots of oak, dark rupe fruits, good deep garnet in color. Tannic, grippy and young. Oak all over the place but structured with good acidity. A bit austere but good length.

Chateau Malescot Saint-Exupery, 2008: Deep and beautiful nose, deep red, blue and dark berries, well considered oak, tannic and grippy, spicy with great body and balance. Nicely structured and long finish. Lovely wine!

Chateau Marquis de Terme, 2008: Nose and palate of red berries and toasted oak, straight forward, good structure and length.

Chateau Gruaud-Larose, 2008: Nose is lighter, leafy, red fruit, tea, lighter than competitors. On the palate, much the same and a bit tart, austere, tight, not showing much but was fresh.

Chateau Langoa Barton, 2008: Tough not to compare to stablemate, both good wines, but Leoville better. Starts off slightly muted nose, more lithe and a bit sweeter than the leoville. On the palate, sweet dark fruits, coffee, spices and good high toned acidity, length and structure. Drinking well now.

Chateau Leoville Barton, 2008: Nose is more deeper and more serious than Langoa, darker fruits, a bit mores spices and coffee on the nose. Round entry, with red and dark berries, spices, very well balanced and long finish.

Chateau Leoville Poyferre, 2008: Nose is more reserved, muted. On palate, great smooth round texture is the first thing that hits you, then the dark fruits, more ripe than Barton, coffee, pencil lead, firm oak and tannic. Grippy and more Ã¯Â¿Â½masculineÃ¯Â¿Â½ than the Bartons but perhaps not as elegant.

Chateau Saint-Pierre, 2008: The nose is pretty and sweet. On the palate, red fruit, slightly sweet, dense, happy disposition. Round texture with dense flavors, floral, good acidity but not as structured as some of the others. Very approachable now.

Chateau Pichon-Longville-Baron, 2008: Solid red berries on the nose, could sense the depth of this wine, spicy. On the palate, ripe red and dark berries, pencil lead, coco, very nice density but with good balanced, grippy tannins, good structure and acidity, super long finish. This one needs time.

Chateau Lynch-Bages, 2008: Nose hints at a deeply structured wine, full of ripe dark fruits, blueberries but quite different on the palate, a bit of herbs, almost herbal/medicinal (not in a bad way though), tobacco, tough, tannic, a bit leafy but nicely balanced, good complexity and balance.

Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtess de Lalande, 2008: Lovely wine, nose of high toned acidity, red and dark berries, tobacco, pencil lead, floral, a bit smokey, very attractive. On the palate, the red fruit is crunchy, judicious oak, great texture, smooth and grippy, finish goes on and on.

Chateau Suduiraut, 2008: Light pale gold in color with a hint of green. Very very fresh, exotic nose is explosive like a tropical fruit bowl being shoved up your nose, pineapple, lychee, and much the same on the palate. Not as thick as the Guiraud but absolutely lovely, great balance, good length and great persistence, a very very nice wine!

I'll have to try to get some of the Chateau Suduiraut. I have two bottles remaining of the 2003 but nothing after that. I also want to purchase some Leoville Poyferre. (The other Leovilles are usually too expensive for my budget.)
Thanks for the notes. Are you straying into the Bordeaux rather than the Burgundy camp or do you still delight in both?

Foodie and KC, You have to mix a little fun in your work! [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I had client meetings in Toronto conveniently that day so I went up and stayed the night so I could attend the UGC in Toronto. Returned the morning of Wednesday and left the office a little early to attend the UGC in Boston which was a late afternoon event). Of course, this was after having gone to he Boston wine expo on the Sunday previous...still putting together notes from that one.....

While I really like clients in Hawaii in February, they are not always in need of me so I'll take them where they come [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] Besides, I'm training for me Summer trip (planning going on right now for a bunch of wine regions).